Found 2 items, similar to meadow mouse.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: meadow mouse meadow mouse n : widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada [syn: meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvaticus]
English → English (gcide) Definition: meadow mouse Vole \Vole\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolin[ae]. They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail. [1913 Webster] Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe (Arvicola amphibius ) is a common large aquatic species. The short-tailed field vole (Arvicola agrestis) of Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern field vole (Arvicola arvalis), and the Siberian root vole (Arvicola [oe]conomus), are important European species. The common species of the Eastern United States (Arvicola riparius) (called also meadow mouse ) and the prairie mouse (Arvicola austerus) are abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other species are found in Canada. [1913 Webster] Campagnol \Cam`pa`gnol"\, n. [F., fr. campagne field.] (Zo["o]l.) A mouse (Arvicala agrestis), called also meadow mouse, which often does great damage in fields and gardens, by feeding on roots and seeds. [1913 Webster]